The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-10
BOON BURESVILLR, AISS.,
THE GREAT LUMBER MASUFAc-
TURING TOWN NOW
Hoping to Find Iron and Coal In
Quantities to Pay for a Great
Big Boom.
Ios.arrospusor OF rur ArrELL.l

all the 0opOiH ITOm nuuloNile,hien VI
the Memphis and Charleston railroad
line to Memphis until about one year
400. when the lumber men have not
been able to get their lumber to the
market as fast as desired. Timber ne ar
the railroad line has been cut of for
ten miles on each side OF the road ex'
cent small locations here and there
that will not pay to put down mill
Mt. Brownsville 10 located lO7 miles
east of Memphis, Tenn, on the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad and be-
tween two propgs Of Yellow creek,
surrounded by hill country. that
abounds in many springs OF fItestone
water, The farms ara tsmall, lying
ON the creeks or their tributaries.
Though the,hill country Ia productive
there ia not much of the upland In Gu
tiyatioo, Around the hills at their base
Ia water that has an iron or sulphur
taste, In the creek bottoms are several
sulphur Syringe, quite bold streams.
The country has been well nmDered,
consisting OF pine, poplar, oak, hickory,
walnut, gum, cypress, elm and GOOD
many other kinds OF wood. The soil Is
adapted TO cotton, corn, wheat, oats
potatoes, sorghum, and In fact TO all
crops that are tr)wn In our Sunny
South, The people are planting a
heavy acreage OF sorghum this year. 1t
Ia a fact that II our lumber man ufact-
urers could have aid sufficient that II
would not be many months before
they could fIl all orders that the in
terest of our progressive age demands.
There is not day hardly that In
Quiries are net made for lumber that
the manufacturers could ill, they be-
ing 20 far from the lumber and cannot
Qet II to the railroad. Now, here are a
few facts for the capitalists to investi-
gate before going elsewhere to invest
their means. II has been twenty-one
wears since the lumber interests be-
came fixed fact here, and since that
time (lS86) till the present time 1t has
been steady business, and the mills
have cut about ten miles from the
road the most valuable of the timber.
Now, still farther south OF here, direct
on the survey made on the Birming-
ham and Tennessee River Railroad,
there is for fifty miles Just as fine
timber as ever was found in the
United States, and heavy bodies at that.
The manufacturers cay they would
rather nay $25 per car load freight to
Memphis, Tenn, from, say ten miles
south OF huntsville, than to pay the
present freight, SIG 80 per car load,
and i've OF the mill men say that they
would have no trouble in shipping
1900 cars per year; then take the 1900
cars Of lumber: that would be, at $26
per carload, $4,000. Thirty thousand
dollars on lumber alone to run over
the lire, provided there was one);
running from Burnsville to Bay
Springs, Miss, twenty-eight miles
south OF Burnsvil o. Capt. Pegram,
Superintendent Of the Memph 8 and
Charleston Railroad Com pany In COM
pany with other gentlemen, made
trip to Bay Springs several years ago,
and they estimated the probable cost
In building road to Bay Syringe,
l believe, at 500, 900, there being but
one cut to make in the twenty-eight
miles of line that would amount to
anything. The right of way will be
granted neIaly ali the way, there being
q few exceptions. Then II the lumber
dealers here had the aid as mentioned
above, they would be in
ali their glory, and your merchants
would not have to pay 80 many visits
10 our town TO hunt up lumber, tim
Der, etc. Not that we object TO their
visit, but IL would be saving to them
In a business view. The mills cannot
run much longer unleIs they build a
road for their own protection. l am
surprised that the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company or their
lessee does not take advantage OF this
section and run feeder out to Bay
Springs, Miss, or Birmingham, Ala,
one that would pay from the starting
point.
Then near Bay Springs there is 8
granite of blush color that polishes
like the finest marble OF clear nature
What kind q a stone 1t Is we do mo-
know. Then 1t is In large quantities
ard would AXE years to quarry. Then
ut Bay Springs Is one OF the tiaest
water powers in the world. The late
Capt John Mellon had just completed
one OF the best cotton factories to be
found in the South at Bay Springs
with several Thousand spindles, at the
time OF his deceaie. Since he died hi
factory has been burned, but the water
power 10 there ye; awaiting for SONS
man Of genius to come along.
The boom has not struck this coun
try yet; we are simply waiting for thu
country to develop.
Three miles or thersabouts we have
mineral deposits OF sulphide OF iron
upon being analysed, prove to be II
per cent. Then in four or five mile
we have lead, in what quantities
cannot say, that upon test was So pc
cent. Then seven or eight miles soutl
oil Burnsville is Btibium in larg'
quantities, found in we'll about TWEEN
" feet under ground, which l believl
Is about 20 per cent. DIR. G. W. Hut
ton, Of our town, forwarded the twt
FIRST articles to Prof. j. M. Stafford
State Geologist OF Tennessee, at Nash
vile, who returned the certificate o
each to DIR. Hutton, who now has then
in his possession. Col. Reynold, O
Jacinto, Mics, ten miles south o
DuTubNlllt, 10 III pOnbOebioh Vi buo tblb
ium. We have sent of several pack
ages Ct iron ore and coal to have then
examined. Upon their return we will
know whether our ore Is in sufhcien
quantities to work or not. We rathe
think they are, though. We.hsve
we'll here in town 30 strong with irol
that only the parties VINO use tn
waters regular can drink them. TIL
water was that way when Fl st dul
but not much attention was paid to |
at the time.
There Is iron rock or ore north {
Burnsville, also south OF here 70
miles, but do not know whether the
are in sufficient quantities to b
worked or not. We are waiting 70
developments and examina ions. An
parties wishing to know more Of tn
country will be given such iniorm
ton as desired by addressing either
the gentlemen named below: Dr.
W. Hutton, B. w. Bryant, A, L Booll
r. g. shehorD, ]. p, M, o. Elledg
F. NJ. Knowles, 7. o. Medows, count
survey or, postofiice address, Barn
vile, Miss. Not wishing to lake u
NV tirne and space | will close III